Creamy Baked Custard

Ingredients (serves 4)

• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup (115g) caster sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup (250ml) milk
• 300ml cream
• Ground nutmeg
• Sliced or chopped peaches, to serve

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Whisk the eggs and sugar in a bowl until the sugar dissolves. Whisk in the vanilla extract, milk and cream.
2. Pour the mixture into a 4 cup (1 litre) ovenproof dish. Sprinkle the top with nutmeg. Place the dish in a roasting pan and pour enough boiling water in to come halfway up the side of the dish.
3. Bake for 40 minutes, until the custard is just set - it will still be slightly wobbly, but will firm up on standing. Remove the dish from the roasting pan, and serve warm or at room temperature with chopped fresh peaches.